Citation

Khalifa M. Int. J. Nurs. Stud. 1993; 30(3): 269-286.

Affiliation

University of Arizona, College of Nursing, Tucson 85721.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8335436

Abstract

Spinal cord injury primarily affects those aged 15-29 years. This age group's life experience may be affected by multiple sequelae of the injury. The quality of the care provided to these young individuals is an important area of research for the following reasons: (1) the topic has not been reported broadly in the nursing literature; and (2) there is a lack of empirical findings related to the quality of home health care. This investigation has used grounded theory as a qualitative approach to explore the quality of home health care and its related factors from the perspective of the injured persons and to generate the theory that includes the quality of home health care and its related factors. The investigator conducted intensive interviews with 10 spinal cord injured persons. These interviews were transcribed verbatim, analyzed, and interpreted. Findings indicated that the quality of home health care is affected by multiple factors including knowledge of disability, stressful life events, self-monitoring, activities of daily living, involvement of significant others, and self-satisfaction. Numerous nursing implications can be drawn for assessment and intervention in the early post-injury period that may help to improve and maintain optimum health care.

Language: en